ITIJ 297 | October 2025 Assistance & Repatriation Review

ITIJ 297 Assistance & Repatriation Review

In this latest Assistance & Repatriation Review we explore how legal networks and insurers can help travellers who fall foul of the law while abroad. We look into the intricacies surrounding how medical transfers can be provided to pre-natal and neonatal patients, and examine the provision of medical care to patients who become ill on cruise ships.

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Medication on the high seas

Oliver Cuenca investigates how cruise lines and assistance companies can provide medication to patients who fall ill while at sea

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Baby on board: prenatal and neonatal assistance

When pregnancy complications or premature births happen far from home, repatriation brings both emotional and logistical challenges. Alysia Cameron-Davies explores advances in prenatal and neonatal transport, the importance of timing...

Alysia Cameron-Davies

Interview: Ang Ziqian, Flying Home

Oliver Cuenca talks to Ang Ziqian, Managing Director of Singapore-based funeral repatriation firm Flying Home, about the importance of acknowledging the emotional side of this important service

Dr Lee Collier

Industry Voice: Medical high fliers: providing air ambulance services to HNWIs

When the wealthiest people in society need medical transportation, they maintain the same high standards that they do everywhere else, explains Dr Lee Collier, Chief Medical Officer at SkyCare Repatriation

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Industry Voice: Cultural fluency: embedding cultural competence into medical assistance operations

Waseem El Tanahi, Business Development Director at CONNEX Assistance, talks about the value of deep cultural knowledge and understanding when delivering international medical assistance services

Waseem El Tanahi

Interview: Ricus Groenewald, International SOS

Oliver Cuenca speaks to Ricus Groenewald, Director of Operations Worldwide at International SOS, about the future of the international risk management and assistance sector

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Legal assistance for travellers in need

Legal assistance for travellers abroad remains fragmented and inconsistent, even while global mobility grows. Chloe Fox examines how insurers, assistance providers, and legal networks are responding to the urgent need...

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Clinical trials abroad – balancing innovation, care, and cost

Gitte Bach, CEO of New Frontier Group (NFG), explains how her company managed a high-profile clinical trial case in the US

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